Sunday, 13 May 2012

One leg finished, or maybe not. I haven't veneered anything for years so I've been reacquainting myself with the technique as I've been going along. I may come back to this if I think I could improve it or tidy it up without causing unnecessary damage.It's always the way; by the time I finish I'll have the skill to begin.!

So,
onto the other leg. This is a graphic of the moon which looks hideously
tricky to approach. I'm starting with the main block of colour on
the face and all the features can be laid over it.

Some wood veneers are very brittle and break or crumble when cut down
to very small pieces so sometimes, as is the case with the red veneer
around the side of the face, you need to put the woods that can be re cut
and overlaid upon on first. The red wood will be surrounded with dark
Indian Rosewood which is very brittle when it's cut into thin lines. Had
I put it on first and tried to put the red veneer down the middle
afterwards,I think it would crumble. Well, that's the theory I'm sticking to
today, you'll know shortly if it works.

About Me

I'm a sculptor, working mainly in wood. I've been working to commission since '96. I've undertaken a variety of work in different styles and materials, relief carvings,furniture,and promotional work. A speciality is motorcycle racing, having had commissions from the Castrol Honda WSB team and the Repsol Honda MotoGP team.Riders such as John Kocinski, Aaron Slight and James Toseland among others have examples of my work.My profile picture is a drawing by my sister Felicity, whose blog can be found in my profile details.